ArticleCancer medicine2024
Patient's experiences of coughing after lung cancer surgery: A multicenter qualitative study.
Article in Cancer medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07315672 (Acupressure for Cough in Lung Cancer Survivors), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Acupressure for Cough in Lung Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Cough in Patients With Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Dyspnea and cough trajectories in older adults (aged 60-80 years) after lung cancer surgery: a 6-month longitudinal study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Uncovering the realities of suicidal ideation in older patients following lung cancer diagnosis: an interpretive phenomenological qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Assessment of Quality of Life in the Early Postoperative Period in Patients with Lung Cancer.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Analysis of the Effectiveness of a Total Management Model in the Management of Chronic Cough After Lung Cancer Surgery.Thoracic cancer · 2025Article
- Review Deciphering the Potential of Nanotherapeutics in Lung Cancer Management.Current cancer drug targets · 2025Review
- Patient's experiences of coughing after lung cancer surgery: A multicenter qualitative study.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeCough is one of the most common symptoms after lung cancer surgery, which seriously affects the quality of life. Little research has been conducted on patient's experiences of cough following lung surgery. This study aimed to elucidate the experience of coughing after lung cancer surgery from the patient's perspective regarding symptoms and their impacts on daily life, as well as triggers and dealing strategies.
methodsBetween June 2023 and July 2023, we conducted semi-structured interviews with patients from outpatient clinics of two hospitals who were pathologically diagnosed with lung cancer and experienced cough after surgery through convenience sampling. The interview recordings were transcribed and analyzed by two researchers. The traditional content analysis and thematic analysis were used to identify the common codes, subthemes, and themes.
resultsA total of 28 participants were interviewed. The mean age of the participants was 55.21 years (range: 36-75 years), and 21 participants were female. Most patients (75%) were interviewed within 6 months of surgery. We identified five themes (accompanying symptoms, incentives, effects, solution, and information sources) and 12 subthemes (local symptoms, systemic symptoms, personal factors, external factors, emotion, relationship with others, reduced quality of life, medical measures, nonmedical measures, no measures, relatives and friends, and the Internet). Patients with lung cancer may experience various cough symptoms after surgery, which a variety of internal and external factors can trigger. The coughing imposes a double burden on the physical and psychological due to the negative emotions it provokes.
conclusionWe generated a concept framework of cough after lung cancer surgery, providing a basis for further development of measurement tools from the patients' perspective. The lack of knowledge related to coughing highlights the need for adequate and timely health education and professional medical care.
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